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单词	fatten
释义	fatten verb fat·​ten ˈfa-tᵊn  fattened; fattening ˈfat-niŋ  ˈfa-tə-niŋ transitive verb 1 a : to make fat, fleshy, or plump especially : to feed (an animal) for slaughter b : to make more substantial 2 : to make fertile intransitive verb : to become fat fattener ˈfat-nər  ˈfa-tə-nər noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The green-hued parrots, in flocks of about 15 birds, flit from tree to tree to find a good spot to fatten up for the winter. Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Librarians and open-internet activists say it’s not, and stopping it is a way for publishers to assert control and fatten their pockets. Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 Rather, it’s been driven by structural issues in the post-pandemic global supply chain and by corporate actions designed to fatten profits, which are then funneled to executives and shareholders. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Those higher bond yields fatten insurers’ net interest margins, or the difference between investment returns and claims paid out to policyholders. Brett Owens, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021 They are put on an intensive feeding program to fatten them up before release, and fed fish twice a day. CNN, 30 May 2022 Unlike salmon that spawn and die, the steelhead trout will fatten up this summer on Lake Erie baitfish and return year after year. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 12 May 2022 These are teams and conferences that cannot afford to miss a single game that could fatten their ranking in the NET, a critical tournament-deciding metric. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2022 For the past decade, the company has spent freely to fatten its library, eventually making hundreds of shows and movies a year, with the goal of staying ahead of its many online rivals. David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1552, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Kids Definition fatten verb fat·​ten ˈfa-tᵊn  fattened; fattening : to make or become fat fatten verb as in to fill Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fill overfeed mess batten underfeed feast force-feed regale surfeit dine nourish banquet sustain nurture feed wait cater spoon-feed hand-feed serve board victual refeed provision reprovision
随便看	shallow shallow-pate shallowed shallower shallowest shallowing shallowings shallowish shallowlier shallowliest shallowly shallowness shallownesses shallows shallu shallus shalm shalms shalom shalom alechem shalom aleichem shaloms shalosh seudos shalosh seudot shalosh seudoth

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